Problema Solution
In a survey of 300 people, 129 persons said they own a dog, 34% said they have a cat, 17% a gerbil, and some people said the did not own a pet. (Assume no one has multiple pets.)
1. What percentage of people have a dog?
2. How many (or what number of) people do not own a dog or a cat?
3. What was the most popular pet among those surveyed? By how many responses does this pet lead?
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1. What percentage of people have a dog?
out of 300 people 129 persons said they own a dog or:
(129/300)*100 = 43% of the people have dog
2. How many (or what number of) people do not own a dog or a cat?
first lets find how many people own a cat
34% of 300 is: 0.34*300 = 102 people own a cat
102 + 129 = 231 people have dog or cat
the rest of the people: 300 - 231 = 69 people do not own a dog or a cat
3. What was the most popular pet among those surveyed? By how many responses does this pet lead?
the most popular pet is the one with the highest percentage and that is the dog with 43%.
129 people have dogs
102 have cats
300*0.17 = 51 have gerbil
the dog led with 129 - 102 = 27 responses before the cats.
the dog led with 129 - 51 = 78 responses before the gerbil.